Mereia Volavola CEO Pacific Island Private Sector Organisation Opportunities for the Pacific Agrifood Sector in Local markets Trends and Successes in promoting quality nutritious and healthy Foods ID: 800181
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“Key Value Chains in the Pacific Region: Successes and New Opportunities”
Mereia
Volavola
,
CEO
, Pacific Island Private Sector Organisation
Slide2Opportunities for the Pacific Agrifood Sector in Local markets: Trends and Successes in promoting quality, nutritious and healthy Foods
Slide3Key Value Chains in the Pacific Region: Successes and New OpportunitiesPresentation by the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organization (PIPSO) on 30th August 2016
Slide4Best Practices in Agribusiness Development in the PacificSamoaWomen in Business in Samoa (WIB) Organics
Farm to table
Organic basket
Coconut Virgin Oil
Dried Bananas
Coffee
Fetau
Oil
Business Training Disaster Management Fair Trade
transforming lives : creating opportunities
Slide5Best Practices in Agribusiness Development in the PacificTonga – Heilala Vanilla
A vanilla plantation was established by the Ross family, in partnership with a local family from the village of
Utungake
in
Vava’u
, Kingdom of Tonga
.
Heilala
has partnered with growers throughout Tonga celebrating their 10th harvest of vanilla beans in 2015. This has had a significant impact on the Tongan economy providing employment and infrastructure across a number of communities
.
Products are sold into specialty food retail and fine dining establishments and gourmet food manufacturers in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Brazil, Denmark and the United States
.
Slide6Best Practices in Agribusiness Development in the PacificCook Islands – Titikaveka Growers Association
Created a community compost centre
Organized Growers on planting of variety of crops
O
ffering instruction on organic and biological farming methods
Liaise with supermarkets on sale of organic produce
Promotion of organic farming
Slide7Best Practices in Agribusiness Development in the PacificPapua New Guinea - Amruqa
A
small Papua New Guinean company based in an area called
Vunakanau
in the Province of East New Britain that produces and supplies Organically Certified and conventionally grown spices and virgin coconut oil.
Work in conjunction with partner communities in remote areas of East New Britain, (have a primary focus on ethical agriculture and socioeconomic
development.
Operate as the processing and marketing channel for organically certified spices and virgin coconut oil
Provide quality planting materials to our partner growers
and
training on husbandry, organic growing techniques and record keeping, value-adding and post harvest handling.
Slide8Best Practices in Agribusiness Development in the PacificFiji – Ben’s Trading Ltd
Locally indigenous company
T
he largest root crop exporter from Fiji
Operates a number of collection centers
Buy direct from the farmers
Employs a lot of school dropouts and women
Slide9Participant Guarantee System (PGS)in the Pacific – Fiji and the Solomon IslandsIn 2013 a project under auspices of PARDI began with 4 farmers groups involving 58 farmers in Fiji. Similarly in the Solomon Islands 2 groups with 12 farmers. Joined with Post Harvest and Market Investigations.
First shipment tomatoes 100Kg from
Qerqere
Sept 2013
Since then they have shipped
approx
10 tons, made $45,000
Slide10Slide11Slide12OPPORTUNITIES Fisheries Fruits and vegetables Spa and Beauty Products Root Crops (Tubers)
Slide13Best Practices in Agribusiness Development in the PacificCommon Success Factors Family and community based Receives Government support
Undertakes regular consultations
Train farmers and provide capacity building
Research & Innovation
Accountability & Ownership (Planning & Organizing)
Nurseries
Technical and funding support from Technical agencies & development partners
Slide14OPPORTUNITIES - SPORTSNews Com Australia“Pita Taufatofua has sparked a global obsession with Tonga and coconut oil”New Zealand Herald
“Several Pacific beauty brands have reported
a whopping increase in coconut oil sales since the Opening Ceremony
, the New Zealand Herald reports.”
“Pure Fiji NZ, reported larger orders than normal in the past week, : “Everyone seems to be going crazy over coconut oil at the moment.”
“Island Rose Dream — which sells products made from coconuts from Tonga — said it had received dozens of orders for its coconut oils,
moisturisers
and scrubs in the past fortnight.
Slide15OPPORTUNITIES - SPORTSIain Payten @
iainpayten
Skipper Osea
Kolinisau's
message to Fiji: "Go crazy, go nuts, you deserve this and this victory is for all of Fiji and the Pacific Islands."
12:36 PM - 12 Aug 2016
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